How do people average 50000 steps per day?

[Emmeli]

Who has the time to average 50,000 steps a day!? How can this be possible?

Moderator edit: updated subject for clarity

[GershonSurge]

@Corney

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@Corney wrote:
Patruns: I totally agree, I only wish this inane thread would just go
away. Anyone who says it's easy, that they do it day after day week after
week, month after month is lying. They are not fooling anyone as seen by
the many who post the question," How do people average 50K steps per day".
If it was easy, feasible, realistic, no one would question it. I challenge
anyone who claims they log 50K steps on a daily, weekly, monthly basis to
explain how they do it and show us their Dash Board. The Times Cover that
asked the question, " Is Truth Dead" was and is correct!

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Nobody said it's easy. That's the first part of your dead truth. Some of us said it's possible for a month or so at a time. Nobody has claimed to do it month after month. That's the second part of your dead truth.

@BruceBu has shown you enough of his dashboard to document his steps. That's the third part of your dead truth. 

I've shown you documented cases where people did 50,000 and more in runs across the country or on the Appalachian Trail.  One couple ran a marathon a day for 366 days. That's the fourth part of your dead truth.

[londonrunner88]

I looked this up on google maps.  

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/TruHearing,+Frontrunner+Boulevard,+Draper,+UT/40.8357404,-111.915384...

Walking to 50,000 steps is 23.1 miles. It calculates it taking 8 hours to walk this far. With no stops.  

No one's doing that daily, jobless or not.  

Okay I'm done 🙂

[londonrunner88]

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[jen2150]

I have 10k average when I am resting. When I am pushing myself my average
can range from 20k all the up to 60k. I have even recently done 40k for 40
days straight. It was all about a mindset. I had a daily schedule. I
worked from 7 am to midnight with most steps in the morning and evening. I
was stepping in place all day. Those steps add up. Also if you run you
can get 10k an hour. In the end only worry about your own steps. There is
no need to talk down about someone else's hard work. We are all at
different levels.

[londonrunner88]

https://www.reddit.com/r/fitbit/comments/287ctg/60000_steps_in_a_day_how_did_you_do_it/

I'm just gonna leave this here. To everyone ranting and raving about how they get "60 K" a day. Read these articles.  None of them are throwing shots or diminishing anyone. It's just not feasible. There are a a very rare few who do though. And they're athletes. I think it's interesting when people are getting 365,000+ steps a week. When I go to look at their daily statistics are private. And the ones that have them public are posting 126,000 steps a day, then 4,000 the next , hahahahaha. 

So if any of you on here really get 50 - 60 k steps a day show us a screen shot of your weekly steps each day. I'm guessing you won't 😉 

[GershonSurge]

@londonrunner88,

You are changing the topic to people who are logging many more than 50,000 steps a day while ignoring the documented FACTS I presented in earlier posts about people who got more than 50,000 steps a day for extended periods. 

You can think what you like, or your can choose not to think. Whichever. 

Why don't you scroll back a bit and you will see a screen shot from someone?

Look, 50,000 steps a day is difficult. I get that. I can't do it and will never have the time to do it. But I can see how a person can train up to it. I for sure know one person who has as I've seen his screen shots.

Your assumptions about how it is done are all wrong, so it's no wonder your conclusions are wrong.

By the way, I don't think the picture is yours. Fit people don't come to these forums.

[jen2150]

The fact they 126k and then 4k means the steps are legit. They obviously
took a day off. I am taking a couple months off and just doing strength.
I will be traveling all summer so I didn't want to worry about my steps.
Honestly I am not sure why people care so much. You don't need to be an
athlete to do 50k. Just takes time and mental discipline. I prefer having
a 40k average. Gives me time to do more strength. I use a schedule. 3k
steps per hour all day. I know people that have very high averages. It is
extremely time consuming but doable. Once you do it you realize how
possible it is.😊

[jen2150]

The fact they 126k and then 4k means the steps are legit. They obviously
took a day off. I am taking a couple months off and just doing strength.
I will be traveling all summer so I didn't want to worry about my steps.
Honestly I am not sure why people care so much. You don't need to be an
athlete to do 50k. Just takes time and mental discipline. I prefer having
a 40k average. Gives me time to do more strength. I use a schedule. 3k
steps per hour all day. I know people that have very high averages. It is
extremely time consuming but doable. Once you do it you realize how
possible it is.😊

[BruceBu]

@londonrunner88, Your attitude and numbers lead me to believe you have no personal experience with that of which you speak, and limited book knowledge seems quite faulty, as indicated by the numbers that you choose (perhaps that is what *you* can do)..

[kens33]

Agreed do it every day over 30+ days to get average is bs you just made the point 50k then 4K is an average of only 27k. Thanks for validation. Try 30 days at 50 k. Good luck

[BruceBu]

@kens33 The above example shows an average 59.5 k/day over 28 days. Your "reading and 'rithmetic" skills are astounding. Here is a 15-minute by 15-minute breakdown for a 66 K day. Nothing amazing here - never goes above 115 steps/minute. It's just not that hard: If you don't have the stamina, time and commitment, it doesn't mean that there aren't others that do. Your problem, not mine - if you don't believe, you certainly won't even try, never succeed, never rid yourself of you idiotic disbelief - and I don't really care, except when I'm called a liar. 

[kens33]

Awesome results

[kens33]

Awesome results

[londonrunner88]

I'm going to choose to ignore all of your condescending backhanded comments.

 But I will say bravo to, however, you've done it. By your graph, it looks like you've walked non-stop with tiny breaks from 10:00am - 1:00pm.  But pretty much from 6am till around 10pm you're non stop. At your age to do that is unbelievable.

478 active minutes and 35. Miles in a day. Very, very impressive 😉 

I need you for a pick up game you'd be wiping the floor with all these kids with your active minutes alone.  

Well done.

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@BruceBu wrote:

@kens33 The above example shows an average 59.5 k/day over 28 days. Your "reading and 'rithmetic" skills are astounding. Here is a 15-minute by 15-minute breakdown for a 66 K day. Nothing amazing here - never goes above 115 steps/minute. It's just not that hard: If you don't have the stamina, time and commitment, it doesn't mean that there aren't others that do. Your problem, not mine - if you don't believe, you certainly won't even try, never succeed, never rid yourself of you idiotic disbelief - and I don't really care, except when I'm called a liar. 

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[brunoray]

Been thinking the same thing since this began. Perhaps a special event or something but not on most days. 10k steps is 4 miles approx; so 50k = 20? Miles? Every day? Not likely. 🏃‍:female_sign:🏃‍:female_sign:🏃‍:female_sign:

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[brunoray]

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[BruceBu]

@londonrunner88 (Sorry, frustration sets in sometimes - I've spent way too much time on this thread trying to convince folks that not only is it possible, it is fairly routine around where I live, and I've multiple times provided the data to support it as best I can): 

It is not really non-stop from 6 am to 10 pm: There are strong 3-hr in the morning and  2-hr in the afternoon sessions, and a weaker 1.5 hr session in the early evening. The rest is 'incidental' walking with relatively low rates while taking care of other things, ranging from yard work to pacing with coffee in front of tv news. If I were working, I would have to start at 6 AM (or earlier) and also shift to a stronger evening session. The other important point is that the next day I only have to do about 35 k - just over half as much as shown (and quite easy) - to maintain a 50 k average. On a monthly basis, I don't do it all the time, but I have done it perhaps a half dozen times & average year-in year-out about 35k/day. PS ~ I retired to the front range of the Rocky Mountains specifically so that all I have to do for access to some of the best (IMHO) walking/running in the world, is to head out the back door (stream-side trails) or out the front door (low-traffic rolling byways).

[GershonSurge]

@BruceBu

"If you don't believe, you certainly won't even try, never succeed, never rid yourself of your disbelief."

Bruce, I think this is one of the all time great motivational quotes I've read. It can be applied to almost any great accomplishment. Too many posts in this topic have been devoted to why 50k steps a day is impossible instead of asking "How is it possible?"

Granted, many of the people who log 50k steps or more a day are cheating. What difference do the cheaters make in my life except to ruin the activity groups. From the start, I believed you and I have been asking myself, "How is this possible?" I've gone down some false paths in trying to extend the number of steps I do a day, and they have all led to days off to rest minor aches and pains.

The breakthrough came when I discovered Jeff Galloway and his run-walk-run method. The key is to never drift into an area where fatigue starts to occur. Now that I've fully adopted this concept, my morning runs are easy. I don't feel any fatigue at the end of my runs, and there is no residual fatigue the next morning -- you know, the type that disappears in the first 20 minutes.

Bruce, you said you never go more than 115 steps per minute. This would be 1725 steps every 15 minutes. You seldom do this many. This means you must be doing some sort of resting; either stopping or greatly reducing your pace. Could you tell us more about this?

There is a running speed where most of the forces are generated by the natural elasticity of the Achilles tendon and supporting muscles. For me, it can hardly be called running. It's at a stride rate of 138 to 140 bpm. Usually, closer to 138. Jeff Galloway recommends shuffling and barely picking up the feet. The stride is short. The forces are minimal and it's almost silent. Introduce frequent walking breaks, and there is no buildup of fatigue. I like alternating running 30 seconds and walking 30 seconds. At this ratio, there isn't time for fatigue to start. Both running and walking become rest breaks.

Endurance running seems to be the domain of people in their late 50's and older. The upper limit hasn't been found yet. I'm not saying fast endurance running. The 100 mile races are still won by younger people.

I think older and wiser people have learned to conserve energy and resources. There is no need to drink water on a long run if a person conserves water by not sweating. In fact, much of the needed water comes as a byproduct of burning fat at a slow pace instead of carbs at a fast pace. There is also a savings because water is not needed to flush waste products from the muscle cells and discharge it as yellow urine or stinky sweat. There is no need to eat if a person goes slow enough to burn fat. We have plenty of fat reserves for a long run. The carbohydrate reserve is small and can run out for the faster runner who gets into higher heart rates.

I'd like to see the disbelief suspended in this topic and have the topic dominated by believers who are working towards an "impossible goal." Maybe not 50k steps a day, but some number that is individually difficult.

I'd like to write more, but it's time for my morning run. The sky will start to turn light in a few minutes.

[GershonSurge]

There are several things a runner can focus on.

1. Speed - leads to injuries

2. Miles/day - can lead to injuries if combined with speed.

3. Minimize fatigue and injuries while running - allows a person to run every day without a problem. The time spent running will depend on their skill at minimizing fatigue and their physical condition.

This morning,  I decided to get over 12,000 steps with as close to zero fatigue as possible. I alternated walking and running slowly. I varied the intervals a bit, but never ran more than 30 seconds at a time. I think we can agree the chart showing my heart rate indicates close to zero fatigue. If fatigue was accumulating, my heart rate would have gone up during the later part of the run.

Normally, my heart rate will be higher the first half-mile or so. I found the most effective combination of running and walking to minimize this is R10 W 30. The spike at a mile was during a bio-break. After this break, I used R30 W30 for most of the time. At a little over three miles, I switched to R30 W15 for about a quarter of a mile. Then back to R30 W30.

I can't give any rules of thumb about the intervals to use. It just comes with experience.

After the run, I didn't have any tired muscles or fatigue. I could easily go out and do it again.